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Welcome
to the Verulam Angling Club web site.
In this
issue:-
Junior
Members Wanted:
Whilst November saw
the VAC gain it's 1000th member the number of juniors is still pitifully
low. If you're not a member and looking to
join click here
VACANCY
Ted
Mason, the clubs registrar, is having to stand down as he is soon to move
out of the area.
If
any member is interested in taking on this challenging role, for which the
club provides some financial reward, please contact the Secretary as soon
as possible.
Guest Tickets
Members are reminded that guest
tickets are readily available for most VAC waters. Contact either Ash
Adams on 01442 216301, Barry Killinger on 07966 394717 or Tony Williams on 07966 389609 for further
details.
Guest
Book
Got
something to say or had a good catch on club waters - then just click to
let us know.
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Go
Fishing...with Bernard again
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Many
of you will remember the famous Mr Crabtree Goes Fishing book
which was written and illustrated by the wonderful Bernard
Venables.
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This incredible 98-page
book, which encouraged tens of thousands of people to
take up angling, was published in the early 1950s with a
cover price of five shillings (25p) and sold a
remarkable 2½ million copies before being withdrawn in
1970. Bernard, who
is now in his late 90s, attended the NFA Coaches
Road Show in Hampshire and was so impressed by the
children's enthusiasm that he decided his best
selling angling book should be reprinted with
£3.33 per book being donated to the NFA's
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"Mr
Crabtree is not only about teaching fishing" said Bernard
"it's about teaching the three guiding principles that
have governed my angling life - respect for the fish, respect
for the environment and respect for the spirit of
angling". To
purchase a copy, simply ring 0207 526 2328, not forgetting to
quote "commission to NFA". Or write, enclosing a
cheque for £11.50, to Map Marketing Ltd, 92-104 Carnworth
Road, London, SW6 3HW.
For a
link to more fishing books, especially old, rare and out of
print, click
here.
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Any articles, photos and comments
would be welcome. With a thousand members I'm sure some of you
must be capable of producing some quality photos of fish from
club waters. This beautiful looking barbel is posted to
highlight the need to be particularly careful returning these hard
fighting fish. Especially at Marford where they are frequently
caught and are therefore under more stress than most. Members are
also request to use barbless hooks and 'sensible' tackle as a number
of fish are now sporting lip damage and are caught with other
anglers hooks still in their lips trailing woefully light line. A
minimum of 4lb bs is suggested, much higher near snags.
Another
one from my collection, a 6lb plus barbel being slipped back to
fight another day at Felmersham
Send your submissions
to:- kiddlesk@talk21.com
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